Car-mover.



No. 655,l28. Patented July 3|, I900.

B. P. TAYLOR & G. W UGLESBY.

CAR MDVEB.

(Application filed Nov. 2, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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CHARLES P, TAYLOR AND GEORGE w. OGLESBY, on ELBERTONYGEORGIA.

. CAR-22M OVER.

srnplnicarron forming t or Letters Patent No. 655,128, dated. July a11900.

. Application filed November 2,1399;- Serial No. 735,619. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that we, CHARLES P. TAYLOR andGEORGE W. OGLESBY, citizens of the United States, residing at Elberto'n,in the county of Elbert and State of Georgia,have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Oar-Movers; and we do hereby declare thefollowing to be afull, clear, and exact description of the inventiomsuchas will enable others skilled in the to which it'appei'tainsf to makeand use the same. j l A Our invention relates to improvements in devicesof the character known as car movers or starters, designed for moving acar from place to place when the services of a locomotive are notavailable or for imparting an initial impetus or starting movementthereto;

The object of theinvention is to provide an implement of thiskindavhichis simple,

durable, and efficient in constructionandoperation, capable ofbeingeasily and conven iently handled and operated, and adapted to givea powerful thrust motion.

WVith this-and other minor objects in view the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts, which will be fully set forth in the following description, andparticularly defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed and forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a carmover embodying ourinvention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a bottom planview. Fig. t is a vertical longitudinal section, and Fig. 5 across-section.

Like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

The base-piece or frame A of the implement is designed to rest upon thetrack-rail and is composed of a pair of spaced side plates B, arrangedin parallel vertical planes and connected at their front ends to a toeor bridge piece- Q, thus forming a longitudinal space or lchamber toreceive the operating mechanism, which chamberis open at top, bottom,and, rear, and closed at front, as shown. The upper surface of the toeor bridge piece and upper front edges of-'- the side pieces are curvedto conform to the outline of the periphery of a car-wheel and fit intothe space between the same and rail,

and at their rear endssaid side plates are i formed with upwardextensions D to increase 1 the" height of the chamber for the receptionof th head of the operating-lever, as herein- 1 after described. The toeor bridge piece is I provided onits under side witha longitudinalchannel or recess e, arranged in alinernent with the bottom 'of thechamber onspace betweenjtlie' 'side plates and shaped to receive theheadof the rail." The lower edges of the side plates are also beveledtoco nform to and bear upon'oppo'sitesides' of the railand serve,in'on'nection with the side walls of the recess of the toe-piece, asjaws to embrace the sides of the headof therail andlhold the frame inpositive engagementgtherewithand prevent it frominoving laterally," Bythis means the frame isadapted to be easily and" conveniently slidalongthe rail to bring the operating parts of the device, into operativeposition as the caris being moved. 1 In'rear of the walls of thelongitudinal recess formed therein the toe or bridge'piece is providedwith a transverse notch or recess f, with which communicates adouble-beveled opening g. In this opening is fitted acorrespondingly-beveled bit h, which is secured by means of'a set-screwi and is adapted to bite into the rail and hold the implement againstmovement when the parts are brought to bear against the car-wheel.

Mounted in the space or chamber between the sideplates of the frame is apinch or thrust bar K, pivoted centrally to swing in a vertical planeupon a pivotfpin orioolt Z, passed through said plates. This bar isformed at its front .end with a pinch-head M, curved to beanupon theperiphery of the car-wheeland occupying a position just in rear of thetoe-pieceii; At its rear the bar is reduced and concaved to form acam-face N. An operating-lever O is formed with a handle P, carrying atits front end a cam-head Q, occupying the space be tween the side plateextensions D and pivoted upon a pin or bolt R, mounted in saidextensions. The cam-face of the head is adapted to engage the cam-faceformed in the rear end of the pinch or thrust bar and fo'rce the samedown and the pinch-head M up, as will be readily understood, the greaterweight of the front end of the bar causing it to drop by gravity andrestore the bar to its normal position. By mounting the thrust-bar andlever between the side plates they are securely shielded and protected,the plates serving as guards'to reinforce and shield said parts againstcasual injury. In using the implement the frame or base-' piece isrested upon one of the track-rails and moved forward thereon to insertthe toe or bridge piece into the space between the rail and wheeladjacent to the peripheral point of contact of the latter, the leverhaving pre-. viously been raised to cause the pinch-head of thethrust-bar to'drop'down to its normal position. When the partsare thuspositioned, the handle of the lever is depressed to cause the cam-headthereof to ride upon the camface of the rear end of the thrust-bar, andtherebyforce said rear end of the thrust-bar downward and-the front endof the bar, carrying :the pinch-head, upward. The curved face offthepinch head is thus brought to bear upon the periphery of the wheel,which .is shoved forward and caused by the continued upward movement ofthe pinch-head to turn and move the-car. The beveled bit during thisoperation bites into therail and prevents the-implement from beingforced back by the 1 is claimed as new ispressure of the pinch-headagainst the wheel.

The device may-then he slid forward and the foregoing.opera-tionrepeatedto move the'car any required distance. By mountingthe thrust-bar and lever inthe manner illustrated the strain iseffectually-distributed and a very powerful thrust motion obtained.

The-lowerface-of the thrust-bar is upwardly divergent from a point aboutin vertical line with the pivot-pin l, the-central portion being roundedto form, in effect, .a rocker-bearing to engagedirectly with the head ofthe rail,the pivotnpin l servingsimply as a means to fix.

the relative positionof the frame A and the thrust-bar.

Having thus describedthe invention, what 1. In a oar-mover, a frame, athrust-barpivoted intermediate of its ends to the frame and having itsfront end superior in weight to automatically return to a normalposition, and an operating-lever having a cam-head pivoted tothe frameand adapted to exert a vertical downward pressure upon the rear-lend ofthe thrust-bar, substantially as described.

2. In a ear-mover, a frame adapted to fit upon the rail and havingalongitudinal chamber opening through its lower face, a thrustbarlocated in the chamberof the frame and having a centrally-disposedrockerjbearing for direct contact with their-ail, and having the endportions of the lower face upwardly divergent, and anoperating-leverhaving a camhead pivoted to the frame and adapted toexert a downward;.-pressure upontheirear end ofthe thrust-bar,substantiallyas described.

3. A cam-mover, consisting of a pair of spaced plates joined at theirfront-ends by a bridge-piece and having vertical-rear .exten' sions, thelower edges-of the plates being beveled at their inner corners, thethrust-bar pivoted intermediate of its endsto the plat-eswith its frontend of superior weight, and having a rocker-bearing about in verticalline with the .pivot to make d ireoten gagement with the rail, andhaving theend portions'of the lower face upon opposite sides of therocker-bearing upwardly divergent, and an operatinglever having acam-head pivoted to the rear extensions of the' plates and adapted"tozexert 5 a vertical downward pressure upon the .rear

end of the thrust-bar, substantially as specified.

.In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES P. TAYLOR. {n s1 GEORGE W. OGLESBY. =[L. s] Witnesses:

E. B. TAT- A. H.- ADAMS.

